Members in the news: ARRA at the Airport Experience Conference

​ARRA was well represented at the Airport Experience Conference in Denver earlier this year. ARRA member Peter Amaro (Master ConcessionAir) and Board member Greg Plummer (Concord Collective) participated on the ACDBE Evolution: Strategies from Program Leaders and Graduates panel. Peter and Greg shared the stories of developing their businesses to, in Peter’s case, successfully graduate from the ACDBE program to Greg’s success of being the first ACDBE to purchase an entire airport portfolio from a prime concessionaire.

The panel Pandemic Wanes but Problems Persist – Addressing Long-Term Challenges for Airport Concessionaires featured ARRA Board member Kevin Westlye (High Flying Foods) and ARRA Executive Director Andy Weddig (along with our airport friends Cheryl Nashir and Pam Dechant). Kevin and Andy noted that the pandemic opened up much more communication between airports and concessionaires but, despite improving business, the industry is still not fully recovered.

There is much more from these two panels – as well as two others focusing on the concessions industry. We invite you to read the full recap “Concessionaires in the Spotlight” by Sally Kral and Sarah Beling in the 2023 Conference Wrap-Up issue of Airport Experience News here.